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NICHOLAS ANTHONY JOHN PHILPOT. Boots, Cornhill, Bury St Edmunds, West Suffolk, Suffolk,1970s-1980s. Creator: Nicholas Anthony John Philpot.

NICHOLAS ANTHONY JOHN PHILPOT. Boots, Cornhill, Bury St Edmunds, West Suffolk, Suffolk, 1970s-1980s. The Boots store and Post Office at 15 and 17-18 Cornhill. The Boots store at 15 Cornhill was built in 1910-1911 and was designed by Michael Vyne Treleaven, Boots' in-house architect. The first floor windows are flanked by statues of Agricola, St Edmund, Edward I and Edward VI, sculpted by Gilbert Seale and Son Ltd. The Post Office at 17-18 Cornhill was built in 1896 and was designed by H Tanner of H M Office of Works. In the early 2000s, 15 Cornhill was occupied by W H Smith. The Post Office later moved from 17-18 Cornhill to the same premises as W H Smith next door, and the original Post Office building was redeveloped in 2020 to create two commercial units and flats behind the original facade.

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NICHOLAS ANTHONY JOHN PHILPOT

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Boots, Cornhill, Bury St Edmunds, West Suffolk, Suffolk,1970s-1980s. Creator: Nicholas Anthony John Philpot.

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Boots, Cornhill, Bury St Edmunds, West Suffolk, Suffolk, 1970s-1980s. The Boots store and Post Office at 15 and 17-18 Cornhill. The Boots store at 15 Cornhill was built in 1910-1911 and was designed by Michael Vyne Treleaven, Boots' in-house architect. The first floor windows are flanked by statues of Agricola, St Edmund, Edward I and Edward VI, sculpted by Gilbert Seale and Son Ltd. The Post Office at 17-18 Cornhill was built in 1896 and was designed by H Tanner of H M Office of Works. In the early 2000s, 15 Cornhill was occupied by W H Smith. The Post Office later moved from 17-18 Cornhill to the same premises as W H Smith next door, and the original Post Office building was redeveloped in 2020 to create two commercial units and flats behind the original facade.

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5503 x 5504 px | 86.7 MB

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46.6 x 46.6 cm | 18.3 x 18.3 in (300 dpi)

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